Ohh my goodness! This is exactly what I needed to know so I can start making cheeses for my family. We love the goat cheese but rarely have enough milk to do it. Now that we finally have a milk cow, I can’t wait for her to calve so I can start making some hard cheeses and butter. We spend a ton of money on these items.
Your comment about using yogurt whey instead of the freeze dried cultures is game changing for me. I make about 2 gallons of yogurt a week and I always greek it so I have so much whey all the time. Now to refine my hard cheese making skills.
I just joined a cheese group and got David and a couple other books. I was literally looking at the cost of cultures online and knowing i can use whey makes me even more excited
Great video, Kate! Like in so many things, you make it so simple. Just get in there and TRY IT! Now that is have a source for raw milk, I might just try my hand at mozzarella, feta, or Gouda. Thank you! And can I just say that Rowan is just too darn cute eating the curds at the end!!! 💕💕💕
I already got the natural cheese making book from the library at your mention. Just requested the 200 easy recipes before the video was even over 😂 Thank you for the secret to getting rid of the smell! I strain my yogurt to make it thick and I hate when the fabric gets funky smelling. I’m still in the waiting stage for the dairy cow at the moment. 7 months pregnant with baby 4 is slowing my decision making down a bit. We have our fencing and a cow lined up as soon as we’re ready. Just have to build a run in and milking area.
There was an old RU-vid channel called Pioneer Sarah. She totally disappeared and took all of her videos off. But I remember that she had a cheese making video, and she said that you can use ocean water! I've never tried it, but she also said you can use lemon juice and that is how I made all my goat farmer's cheese.
I have an old cast iron press! It has several different weights, do you think it would work? I'm sure it was used for fruit,cheese and lard back in the day.
I was watching and trying to figure out if you mentioned where to get the cheese press that you use. I have 8 year old twins running around and as soon as they sense that I am doing something important, here they come!
Can I use vinegar instead of citric acid? I've seen many others use vinegar but am unsure what that purpose serves in terms of cultures, citric acid, or rennet.
